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Diarmaid O'Conorain

Diarmaid O'Conorain

Irish Freedom Party

These answers were provided by the candidate

EU integration
1 of 21 questions
European integration has gone too far
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "Economic integration was reached long ago. The EU now seeks legal harmonisation, the erosion of a nations legal individuality. It is no longer simply a trade union and free travel zone, it now intrudes on Irish self determination."

- Diarmaid O'Conorain
EU enlargement
2 of 21 questions
It would be good if Ukraine joins the EU in the next five years
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "I do not believe the European Union in its current form should expand any further. Furthermore, I believe the expansion of the Eurozone facilitates exploitation by moving production to countries with a lower purchasing power parity, while still charging fully developed economy prices."

- Diarmaid O'Conorain
Economic policy
3 of 21 questions
Corporation tax rates should be fully harmonised across the EU
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "This is a typical example of the EU’s attempt to harmonise that which cannot and should not be harmonised, economic conditions. Each nation has the right to set its own tax rates as it sees fit, and this is a further intrusion of a supranational body into nation affairs."

- Diarmaid O'Conorain
Economic policy
4 of 21 questions
The EU budget should be increased, even if this means wealthy countries paying more
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Commission President
5 of 21 questions
Ursula von der Leyen should receive a second term as Commission President
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Defence
6 of 21 questions
EU member states, including Ireland, should collaborate more on defence and security
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "Collaboration in threat assessment and preparations are quite different to EU militarisation and active interventionism or support for foreign wars. I would support the former, but not the latter."

- Diarmaid O'Conorain
Defence
7 of 21 questions
The EU should have a common army
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "The European Union already involves a common defence clause. There is no need to create a common EU army unless its objective is to operate offensively, and not defensively."

- Diarmaid O'Conorain
Defence
8 of 21 questions
The EU should finance more weapons for Ukraine
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Defence
9 of 21 questions
Ireland should retain its ‘triple lock’ rule for deploying troops
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "Ireland is a neutral nation that should not support foreign wars or engage in needless hostile activity. Our proud military history is one of peacekeeping internationally, and there is no objective reason why the triple lock system might prevent this."

- Diarmaid O'Conorain
Foreign policy
10 of 21 questions
The EU should suspend its trade agreement with Israel
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Foreign policy
11 of 21 questions
Each member state should have a veto on EU foreign policy
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Immigration
12 of 21 questions
Ireland should participate in the EU’s new migration pact
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "As mentioned before this is further federalisation of the union and erosion of a member states autonomy. The circumstantial nature of each nations issues dictates that union wide standards are simply unrealistic. Ireland should have opted out."

- Diarmaid O'Conorain
Immigration
13 of 21 questions
Member states should share responsibility for asylum applications in the EU
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "Going forward each member state will have to decide if the Geneva Convention is outdated and not fit for purpose, or valid. It should not be the duty of some members states to accept the decision of other member states on this matter. That will not be self determination."

- Diarmaid O'Conorain
Immigration
14 of 21 questions
The EU should operate search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "The EU should operate search and rescue missions, with the result being returning those rescued to their point of origin., with regards to where they left land and set off to sea."

- Diarmaid O'Conorain
Immigration
15 of 21 questions
Ireland needs to do more to ensure asylum applicants have suitable accommodation
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "There are simple finite realities, Ireland cannot do more. If it could have done more then surely there would not be children homeless in Ireland? Surely asylum would not require the sacrifice of our tourism industry. Ireland has done all it can."

- Diarmaid O'Conorain
Immigration
16 of 21 questions
There should be checkpoints at the border with Northern Ireland to limit the number of asylum seekers coming to Ireland
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "There is a legal requirement to process asylum claims. Checks at the border will do nothing to limit the amount claiming asylum. If there should be checkpoints they should be upon entry into northern Ireland, not within the island of Ireland."

- Diarmaid O'Conorain
Environment
17 of 21 questions
The EU’s Nature Restoration Law, requiring rewetting of peatlands, should be adopted
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Environment
18 of 21 questions
The EU’s goal of a 55% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 is too ambitious
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Environment
19 of 21 questions
More windfarms (including onshore windfarms) should be built in Ireland
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Agriculture
20 of 21 questions
Ireland should continue to seek special treatment for Irish farmers on the Nitrates (water quality) directive
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Agriculture
21 of 21 questions
The EU should reduce subsidies for high-emissions farming, such as beef and dairy
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion